Verb (used with object) : unflagging faith that had persevered him.    From Dictionary.com. 

But it hasn't closed down; it just persevered, which is really part of Harlem, itself.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 28, 2004] Reference

They had the focus, determination and persevered, which is what the National Team Development Program is all about.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

"Just the fact we've kind of persevered, it's been the most rewarding regular season I've been a part of in my 11 years.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Peyton's place is holding USA TODAY's NFL MVP award] Reference

Yet Shafik persevered and cast her first ballot in Cairo in 1956.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reform: Not Ignorant, Not Helpless] Reference

But I persevered, and so did Matt, who bravely tried to teach me.    From Wordnik.com.  [A River Runs Through Me] Reference

But Springer persevered, winning election at 33 as the "boy mayor.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Senator Springer?] Reference

"They've persevered through an awful lot, I'll tell you," said Burns.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blessing Of The Boats: Gulf Shrimpers Pray For Good Season Despite Oil] Reference

The work was begun in 1772, and persevered with until it was finished.    From Wordnik.com.  [Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands] Reference

And in pain clinics, the patients I saw who got well really persevered.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Pain Chronicles': Understanding Pain As A Disease] Reference

Yes, they angered many and, yes, they fought to win but they persevered.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rhee in D.C.: The myth of the heroic leader] Reference

Zodwa did not give up, and persevered, bolstered by her circle of women.    From Wordnik.com.  [Birute Regine: Peace and the Gathering Power of Women] Reference

That Isidro persevered during the next week, the Maestro also came to know.    From Wordnik.com.  [Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day] Reference

He should know: his family persevered in Iraq as virtually all other Jews left.    From Wordnik.com.  [Babylon's Broken Dreams] Reference

Still they persevered, until, on 4th February 1823, they were rewarded by seeing.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole] Reference

 But if you persevered, and Gina and I did, there was always candy to be found.    From Wordnik.com.  [Halloween] Reference

He found it a difficult task, but he persevered, and in a short time was successful.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Island House A Tale for the Young Folks] Reference

In early youth, correspondence is seldom regularly persevered in for any length of time.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847.] Reference

Lena Horne persevered in show business and she became an outspoken civil rights activist.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lena Horne Turns 90] Reference

Thus encouraged, John persevered; and, by dinner-time, he had learned the stitch perfectly.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Eskdale Herd-boy A Scottish Tale for the Instruction and Amusement of Young People] Reference

She persevered, and is remembered by colleagues as a pioneer in elevating the role of women.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hong Kong's Canary] Reference

For another fortnight they persevered, and on 23rd July they reached their farthest point north.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole] Reference

Furthermore, Eszer argued, there was no reason to suppose that she had not persevered in her faith.    From Wordnik.com.  [Making Saints] Reference

Yet the two leaders persevered and produced the first peace treaty between Israel and an Arab state.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naysayers Are Not Always Right] Reference

But Brooks, now in her 80s, persevered and got the support of the Manhattan Borough President's Office.    From Wordnik.com.  [Eileen Ogintz: Touring the Big Apple With Big Apple Greeters (It's Free!)] Reference

It might at least be supposed that his policy would be persevered in, and that his interests would not suffer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac] Reference

Still, although he persevered assiduously, he could not discover one spot which he could approach sufficiently near.    From Wordnik.com.  [Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers] Reference

And she persevered despite the fact that everyone who helped author this book was away on their separate adventures.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Survival Of The Spirit'] Reference

They persevered until it was evident that perseverance was useless and then they represented the case to the captain.    From Wordnik.com.  [Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands] Reference

Was it of fortune or owing to fortune that Aristides persevered in his poverty, when he might have been lord of much wealth?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Plutarch's Morals] Reference

He still, however, persevered in his accustomed solitary and frugal life in the same manner as before the death of his father.    From Wordnik.com.  [Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers] Reference

But Livingstone persevered, and he was soon rewarded by finding a sheet of water, which was indeed the beginning of Lake Nyassa.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole] Reference

But Marcia persevered in playing them until she could bring out the beautiful passages in a way that at least satisfied herself.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marcia Schuyler] Reference

But she persevered: She says he created and developed all the recipes, but she researched and wrote all the childhood nutrition tips.    From Wordnik.com.  [Norah O'Donnell and Chef Geoff cook up three kids, one best-selling book] Reference

Contestants must submit an essay of 100 words or less on how they “boldly stepped up to face an athletic challenge and persevered.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beer: Head-to-head competition] Reference

Still Stanley persevered in his desperate task, and in spite of danger from cataracts and danger from famine, on 31st July he reached the.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole] Reference

This preparation is highly recommended, and if persevered in will, it is said, overcome almost any partial deafness or greatly relieve it.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources] Reference